Sky Sport 5 in Germany · channel ID and TV guide

Sky Sport 5 HD · SkySport5.de

Look for SkySport5.de when you match Sky Sport 5 in Germany. The directory records 2016-01-01 as its launch date.

Station details

Sky Sport 5 in New Zealand can turn up in the same search. Compare its ID (SkySport5.nz) with SkySport5.de before switching the listing.

Compare the source IDs before changing the feed
Name	Market	Catalogue ID	Catalogue group or site
Sky Sport 5	New Zealand	SkySport5.nz	sky.co.nz

Confirm the event and the broadcaster’s rights for that market and date separately.

<channel id="SkySport5.de">…</channel>
<programme channel="SkySport5.de" start="20250715200000 +0200">…</programme>

Compare the two ID strings in your guide export. The directory key above is the reference for this feed.

Historical time conversions for the example XMLTV entry. Match the date and location of your actual feed.
Example zone	Local time	The same time in UTC
Europe/Berlin	15 Jan 2025 20:00 +0100	15 Jan 19:00 UTC
Europe/Berlin	15 Jul 2025 20:00 +0200	15 Jul 18:00 UTC

The linked fixture uses a historical date and an illustrative title. It can verify whether your player joins records by ID.

Another directory entry can look similar. Check the identity fields for Sky Cinema Action before changing the mapping.

Reading the result for this station
Check	What to look for
Import result	Look for “Sky Sport 5 \| guide alignment test” against SkySport5.de in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this station	Compare the exported channel identifier with SkySport5.de exactly, including punctuation and letter case.